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Make sure to read our Community Guidelines and this Navy Operations Security (OPSEC) checklist - loose lips sink ships!

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Boot Camp: Making a Sailor (Full Length Documentary - 2018)

Boot Camp: Behind the Scenes at RTC

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OPSEC - Navy Operations Security

Always keep Navy Operations Security in mind. In the Navy, it's essential to remember that "loose lips sink ships." OPSEC is everyone's responsibility.

DON'T post critical information including future destinations or ports of call; future operations, exercises or missions; deployment or homecoming dates.

DO be smart, use your head, always think OPSEC when using texts, email, phone, and social media, and watch this video: "Importance of Navy OPSEC."

Follow this link for OPSEC Guidelines:

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Alumni PIR 10/14/2011 TG 48 - 11 DIVISIONS (341 - 348, 820 - 821 & 948)

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This group is for the families and loved ones of those who will graduate boot camp on 10/14/2011. We are here to support and comfort each other durring the weeks to come and to encourage all. Hopefully we can meet up at PIR

Location: Great Lakes, Illinois
Members: 99
Latest Activity: Sep 17, 2019

Welcome to PIR 10/14/2011

OPSEC, OPerational SECurity, is always of the utmust importance. Please take the time to read the Opsec and Community Guidelines. A quick note here: Last Names are never allowed on this site. If it is different from your Recruits it is still not recommended. First Names and pictures of your Recruit are allowed but discouraged.

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You need to be a member of Alumni PIR 10/14/2011 TG 48 - 11 DIVISIONS (341 - 348, 820 - 821 & 948) to add comments!

Comment by proud2baNavyMom on August 22, 2011 at 7:12pm: Julie welcome. My SR also arrived on the 17th and I received his box today. Have not cried yet but I am sure I will. I am sure the form letter will be arriving this week sometime. Dianne ty for adding the pic it looks great and I will not be changing it, I just had not had a chance to find one yet.

Comment by proud2baNavyMom on August 22, 2011 at 6:56pm: welcome anne and margie

Comment by Betsy, mom of Stennis sailor on August 22, 2011 at 5:37pm: julie silva, you should be receiving your form letter about 10 days to 2 weeks after he left. The box can come anytime after that.

Comment by past45 on August 22, 2011 at 5:14pm: I received the form letter with his address and graduation date and it is Oct. 14th. My SR arrived at Great Lakes on the 15th. Even though it was a form letter, it was great to see his handwriting at the bottom. I will try to get a picture up. I made a special trip to the Post Office to mail a letter today.

Hope you all get yours soon!!!!

Comment by navymom_2011 on August 22, 2011 at 3:36pm: Hello, I went by the 9 week count and if I'm correct his date is the 14th. My son arrived in BC on the 17th. Its been a week since I seen him and boy its been hard. I am anxiously waiting for the BOX and the FORM. about how long does it take to receive?

Comment by diannep on August 22, 2011 at 1:21pm: Thanks for the prayers for Hurricane Irene. There is no panic down here yet, but lots are preparing. We know "the drill." Now that it may be a Cat 3...ugh...we will just keep praying this thing away! If I disappear from this board by the end of the week, you can assume I have a storm in my backyard and no electricity! :-)

Comment by diannep on August 22, 2011 at 1:17pm: Proud2ba: I downloaded an icon pik for this group just to get rid of the silhouette pik. PLEASE feel free to change it if you find another you want! I don't want to overstep my bounds here!

I feel sure you all will be in DRESS BLUES for your PIR...and this is the "moment" when they have finished marching into the PIR hall. They face the back wall....until given the order to "about face." What a moment that is!

Comment by diannep on August 22, 2011 at 1:13pm: Wait! I forgot a very important step! You need to hit SAVE at the bottom of the page before it is done. That is what tripped me up when I first got on the site. So don't forget the SAVE at the bottom when done!

Comment by diannep on August 22, 2011 at 1:11pm: Anne: Just go to your SETTINGS up in the top right corner of the page under your name. You will then be on the PROFILE page and you will see the "silhouette" picture. If you have a "saved" picture that you want to use, just click on BROWSE. That should take you into your stored picture files....when you see the picture you want, click "open". Then you will have to wait for the thing to download. When it finishes, you will see a prompt to hit "OK". That should be it! The picture should turn up then by your screen name. It is easier than it sounds!

Comment by Anne Darlene on August 22, 2011 at 12:34pm: I'm terrible at things like getting a picture up here, too. Does anyone know if there's a how to' resource for that? Thanks!